The Day of the Jackal - Eddie Redmayne

The Day of the Jackal – Sky confirm a second season

The thriller stars Eddie Redmayne as the lone assassin, with Lashana Lynch as the intelligence officer determined to catch him.  Sky and Peacock’s adaptation of The Day of the Jackal has launched to critical acclaim and impressive viewing figures on both sides of the Atlantic. The story, famously the bases for a 1973 movie (and … >

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The Day of the Jackal – official trailer

The retelling of the classic thriller stars Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch and Ursula Corberó.  Updated 10/10/24: Ahead of its November launch, Sky have dropped the full trailer for The Day of the Jackal. The series, re-imagining Frederick Forsyth’s thriller as a 10-part television show, stars Eddie Redmayne (Fantastic Beasts) and Lashana Lynch (No Time To Die). … >

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The Day of the Jackal – cast announced for thriller series

Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne plays the infamous assassin in a new 10-part adaptation.  We’ve been keeping an eye on The Day of the Jackal since the news broke of a television adaption back in 2022. The show is billed as “bold, contemporary reimagining” of Frederick Forsyth’s seminal thriller and the subsequent 1973 movie. With … >

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The Day of the Jackal – Sky & Peacock find their Jackal

Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne boards the series in the lead role. Back in November, we reported on a series adaptation of the classic thriller The Day of the Jackal. Based on Fredrick Forsyth’s novel, the story famously first came to the big screen in 1973 courtesy of Universal Pictures. Now, Sky and Peacock’s television adaptation of … >

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Eddie Redmayne finally explains his role in Jupiter Ascending

Eddie Redmayne, the once Oscar winner and now pursuer of Fantastic Beasts, has been chatting about The Crimes of Grindelwald and the topic of Jupiter Ascending came up… Redmayne, who played a raspy-voiced villain opposite Mila Kunis’ bee queen and Channing Tatum’s wolf hybrid, brought up his performance in a video with GQ. “People seem to either enjoy what I … >

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The next Doctor? Eddie Redmayne says he’d join ‘Doctor Who’

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them star Eddie Redmayne has revealed he would be up for playing the Doctor in Doctor Who. Redmayne was discussing the similarities between his new character Newt Scamander and the Doctor with Radio 1 Breakfast host Nick Grimshaw and said that he would love to take over the TARDIS: “Would I do it? Yeah! … >

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‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ starts filming

Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has begun shooting at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden. Directed by David Yates, who helmed the last four Harry Potter movies, the all new adventure is set in the wizarding world created by JK Rowling, who has made her screenwriting debut. The script was inspired … >

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‘Jupiter Ascending’ movie review

It’s become something of a clichéd line regarding the Wachowski siblings’ film output of late, in that people “admire the ambition”, but find the films to be flawed overall. Well, things usually become clichés for a reason, and while there is – yes – plenty to admire about Jupiter Ascending; it is also a bit … >

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Win ‘Jupiter Ascending’ goodies and a Jambox speaker!

To celebrate the release of Jupiter Ascending on Friday 6 February, we’ve got a Jambox speaker and some out of this world merchandise to give away to one of our Twitter followers! > Read our review of the movie. Four runners up will also receive a limited edition t-shirt, light pen and journal. For a … >

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